ねばならない (nebanaranai)

obligation to do something; formal way of saying must or have to

Meaning & usage

ねばならない expresses obligation, meaning must or have to, and sounds formal or written. It attaches to the negative stem of a verb, that is the verb's nai form with ない dropped, as in 書き留めておかねばならない or 消さねばならない.

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